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June 07, 2008, 4:30AM

By Mike Scott Movie writer It's still about John Ehret High School's post-Katrina basketball championship, and it still stars Forest Whitaker, but the Weinstein Co. production shooting in town no longer is titled "Patriots." As of this week, the film is "Hurricane Season." (The change coincides with the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, a coincidence that feels significant,... Full story »

October 19, 2007, 7:00AM

MGM plays close to vest when it comes to 'Deal' More than a month after it was initially scheduled to appear in local theaters, New Orleans movie-goers are asking, "What's the deal with 'Deal'?" The locally shot Burt Reynolds flick -- sort of a modern-day "Color of Money," just with poker felt instead of pool felt -- was picked up... Full story »